Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-11

( 1Fee o. w9n % secretly ona nwew eRn
t4z1 ae tbs same poine where she Frnsne
wuEk was dooe, namely, at tha sxtrnms
ea1ssfly e1d o. the ilm ana naxa ne
AtRa olzA. Ihis Il Will Be- ranamhsrsd
Ws9 toa original channel q Whtfo NV
e. e ieass. b va from leSS % 1851.
Af1er oongideEabls work had beeu
don1s soDs Nhi1a river farmers dis-
covered What waa aoinR On. ana. afkeR
inapeoitn9 What Andrsua ara lnnan
bad aoromplishsd. they conolu6sd an
that hsd been desc would not chance
he eondision Of thinRs. This resaft
followed, for The naxS frsehea simply
9eoRed The short sessions tnao whioh
tne trees had been sawed, mors frmlV
among ehe trees which remained. No
YORK was done ia TIE nnmmer az 1Sak.
In DeoemheR Of that year the frmahee
cuk email ehRnnel aerosa Fnmnnsa
farm % stack river, and IN the sprima
Of ISIS this became the main ehan-
mel Of Stuok river. "a ran olear across
his farm 81 10 acres Of growing hops and
only ehr9e Quarters Of az acre we're nae
destroyed. Tkis was the nsuarngs az kbn
uaDerous loasss which occurred a1nna
stuck riveF thai year. Than TIE snb-
tece Of eee1rina relief va again dis
casssd. Dee plan vas 10 tiir 3 larRs
exnal through the distrisa where the
river separated IN Numerous channels.
80 that e was hoped tie river iassif
wo1ld aRord partial relief hV entsiur 4
deep ehannel fer itself. Q. II. SPINNING
waa IS the head Of tbs movement; bus
somolent funds were not oontEibussd
and Efforts 10 remove the White river
lam TeRa renewed Fer tia nrnk time
explosives were employed and a ehannel
about feRfy feet wide vas cleared. Thia
does not appeag 30 have given Nasisfao-
tory relisf, TOE during the latter part Of
Angus and the 6rse week Of September
gang Of men have been &c work sag
ing away the trees In the Jam and blast
ina with giant powder. Oaa Of these
woFkmen. after the work vas done, as-
Serted IL IL said. that in ell 1000 pOands
OF giant powder had been exploded. A
large tree directly 10 the prsssat chan
nels and AGAINST which IN immenee g.
oar trse rested lsngthviss aeross The
channel, has been entirely removed.
dump and all. 1ho channell Il noR
fully eeVsnty-ftVe fest wide. TIE imme-
data result q that that the water IN
stuck river fell considerably and the
water 10 white river rose until about
twice as much isws In Il a. 10 Stack
river.
TEE PRoBLKM on TEM EurURn.
What will be the ultimaes resnlt Of
the work shat has iass been done IL 3
problem about which there 10 some diff
! ference Of opinion. Some claim fally q
lntro more water will nov hoW dawn
White FiveE. Others claim the next
tfeshet Uiil close MP the channel and
will renew the old IAN. Still others
10 addition 10 admitting that q large
addition will Be made 50 the volume Of
water in white river, think Il 10 more
than probable that when . frsshet o.
cars the jam may swing around, fur
tAeT enIaFRinR the channel. This. Il is
thoGRhL may Be q possible resnlt. for
tie reason that the present. oasteFn end
Of the jam is ffee. and with nothing e
suppoFt 10 should the jam rise With, the
Water. Others claim that should the
Jam not swing around with The Garrett,
then the present marrow ehsnnel will
have 3 tendency TO throw more water
into Stuck river. for the reason that
Stuck river can spread almost tnden-
nttely.
MF. Ezra Meeker takes The latter view,
and says be 10 conhdent the appEenen-
SION Of danger 10 properly n White
River Valley 10 noe we'll founded. he
thinks that from force of natural con-
ditions the greater volume OF water,
during freshesa, will 90 down Bsnek
River. Mr.. Mseker has lived In thai
section OF the country since 1853.
Mr.. Thomas Alvord takes q contrary
vieR, and claims the present conditions
indicate that great danger 10 property
In the White River Valley will attend
she next fFeshet. He does nos think il
likely that the lam viii be renewed. ex-
ceps under peculiar circumstances. Mr..
Alvord has devoted q great deal Of time,
money and labor proceeding property Ia
that vicinity iron oveEnows. and Ia
familiar with the 'oaprices Of these
rivers.
DR.. A. Q. Hughes, who settled In that
section in 1870. and Dr.. L. W. Ballard,
Who settled there in 1855. agree, with
oHi Qualification. with Mr.. Alvord. DIR.
HaRhes thisks Waite river will carry
fully two-tAifds Of the total volame Of
water.
william Fawostt. Who settled tAsss
in 1854, says u the water rises very
rapidly the chances are the IAN viz be
renewed. as . rapid rise eats into ths
0eBke n TIE upper river anG brings
down many trees, whereas q slou FisG
will nos eject similar result.
John peaalee believes the Jan will be
renewed.
Aud Thus matters stand AWAITING q
freshet. That will eGecsnally Osttle al
differences Of opinion,
AHoTMKB RoasKRLn MksULr.
There 10 one posability eoncernine
whieh ell agree. About one mile below
the bead Of Stuck river there IL a email
island. Tia westerly channel has been
prevented from emitting aoross the coun.
tfy BY = dam whieh uumbeF of years
| ago vas oonstFueted By Mr.. AlvoFd, at
az Expense Of $500. The dam IL being
rapidly cot away. Should the volume
OF ssteF be increased ~ anticipated By
Mr.. Aivord. 10 u probable this dam Viii
be cat aWay, and II 90. no one doabfs
bat thai channel Sill be cut aero &
the country q distance Of about four
miles before 70 entsFina the hld ehannel.
This would endanGsf the railroad.
THIS prospeca adds Seriously 10 the
approximations OF the people In ths
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